Ah, well, here in my town, the gas at the corner is 3.02 per gallon for regular. But the average for the state is about 10 cents a gal cheaper. We have this fantastic thing here where the three gas suppliers all agree with each other and set the price, regardless of the market and we all get screwed and have to pay whatever the stations post. I can drive about 30 mins west and get gas for at least 10 c cheaper, sometimes up to 20 c per gal cheaper. It really pisses me off. The owners of these three gas suppliers each are members of the local governments, one is a county supervisor, one a city councilman and the other I can't remember at this moment, but he's something. Its a deal that has been going on since I was a kid. Ahhh, the good ol' boy system at its finest.

_________________"If the people allow private banks to control their currency the banks and corporations will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." - Thomas Jefferson

[url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/]Pump prices hit a new record highCrude briefly tops $109 a barrel as dollar continues to fall[/url]

NEW YORK - The cost of filling up the family car jumped to a record high Tuesday, adding to the challenges consumers already face with falling home values and rising food prices.

Gas prices at the pump rose overnight to a record national average of $3.2272 a gallon, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. That's a tad higher than the previous record of $3.2265, set last May.

A year ago, rising demand and a string of refinery outages had raised concerns about supplies. Now, the soaring price of crude oil is the culprit, propelling gas higher even though supplies are at 15-year highs.

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"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime."Honore de Balzac

"Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it."~Harry S. Truman

The cost of diesel is forcing the 18 wheelers out of business because of a combination of a lack of demand for their services and the cost of supplying their services.

So the elite get 18 wheelers for pennies on the dollar. Nothing happens by accident.

I know a guy who has forty five 18 wheelers sitting around. They are working skeleton crews.

Did I mention that I don't trust the elite?

_________________"If the people allow private banks to control their currency the banks and corporations will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." - Thomas Jefferson

I think the "kick their ass, take their gas" crowd would have waxed less enthusiasm if they had known what I knew would happen.

_________________"If the people allow private banks to control their currency the banks and corporations will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." - Thomas Jefferson

Watch traffic ahead of you so you can anticipate slow-downs and avoid stops.

Coast up to traffic jams by lifting your foot off the gas pedal instead of approaching at full speed and slamming on the brakes. It takes 20% more gas to accelerate to normal speed from a full stop than it does from four or five miles per hour.

Don't drive too fast or too slow. It takes 20% to 30% more gas to drive at 70 mph than 50 mph.

Maintain a steady speed on the highway. Avoid getting stuck behind slow cars where you have to slow down to their pace and then speed up to pass.

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"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime."Honore de Balzac

"Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it."~Harry S. Truman

Food prices are real problem. They will start orbiting this year due to:

1) Fed printed so much money they refused to print the results. This amazing expansion in the M3 money supply is a guaranteed inflationary engine.

2) Cost of fuel effects the price of food.

People spend a lot more on food than gas.

_________________"If the people allow private banks to control their currency the banks and corporations will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." - Thomas Jefferson